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Deed of donation of Michael Elaiodorites Spanopulos for the Monastery of the Holy Mother of God Spelaiotissa near Melnik from the late 13th century or the beginning of the 14th century

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ID 118497
System Class Source
Case Study Byzantino-Serbian Border Zones in Transition (1282–1355) , Historical Region of Macedonia TIB 16
Provenance Byzantine
Source Charter

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Michael Elaiodorites Spanopulos donated two mills in the lower town of Melnik to the Holy Mother of God Spelaiotissa near Melnik in return for the commemoration of Theodoros Komnenos Kantakuzenos and other relatives by the monks.

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Deed of donation of Michael Elaiodorites Spanopulos for the Monastery of the Holy Mother of God Spelaiotissa near Melnik from the late 13th century or the beginning of the 14th century Source translation † Ἐπεὶ προ χρόνων τελευτήσαντος τοῦ αυθέντου μου καὶ πατρός μου τοῦ μακαρίτου ἐκοίνου τὸ λείψανον κατετέθη ἐν τη σεβασμία βασιλικῆ μονῆ τῆς κυρίας ἠμῶν τῆς ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆ ἐπικεκλημένη Σπήλαιον, ὁμοίως καὶ τὰ τῶν ἀδελφῶν μου λείψανα, καὶ ἐδόθη ψυχικῆς ἐνεκεν σωτηρίας αὐτῶν πράγματά τινα, ἀρτίως δὲ τελευτήσαντος καὶ τοῦ γλυκυτάτου καὶ περὶποθείτου μου υἱοῦ ἐκείνου Κομνηνοῦ κυροῦ Θεοδόρου Φιλή τοῦ Καντακουζηνοῦ τοῦ μεγάλου δρουγγαρίου κατετέθη τὸ λίψανον αὐτοῦ καὶ τῶν αὐτοῦ παίδων ἐν τῆ τοῖαὔτη σεβασμία μονῆ καὶ ἐδόθη ὑπερ ψυχικῆς σωτηρίας τὸ ἐν τῶ ἐμπορίω Μελενίκου μυλωνοτόπιον αὐτῶν, ἐπιδίδωμι καὶ αὐτὸς τὸ σύνεγκυς τοῦτου μυλονοτόπιον ἐν τη τοιαύτη μονῆ μονῆ ψυχικῆς ἔνεκα σωτηρίας τῶν ἀπελθῶντων γονέων μου καὶ ἀδελφῶν καὶ τέκνων καὶ ἡμῶν αὐτῶν. Ὅθεν καὶ ὁφείλουσιν οἱ ἐν τη τοιαὔτη̣ σεβασμία μονῆ ἀσκοῦμενοι μοναχοὶ κατέχειν αὐτὸ ἀναφερέτως καὶ ἀναποσπάστος, καθῶς εἶχον καγῶ τοῦτο γονικῶθεν ἐκτὸς τοῦ ποσοῦ τῆς οἱκονομίας μου. Ἐὰν δέ τις τῶν ἡμετέρων ἢ τῶν ἀλλοτρίων πειραθείη ἀπὸσπᾶσαι ταῦτα τῶ μυλονοτόπιον ἀπὸ τῆς δηλοθείσης μονῆς, ἵνα ἕχη τᾶς ἀρᾶς πάντων τῶν ἀγίων καὶ αὐτῆν τὴν πανάχραντον Θεοτόκον πολεμοῦσαν αυτ(ὸν) ὡς ιερόσυλον καὶ κατὰφρονητὴν ταύτης. Διὸ καὶ τὸ παρὸν ἡμέτερον παραδεδοτικὸν γράμμα γεγονὸς ἐπεδόθη τῆ διἀληφθείση σεβασμία μονῆ εἰς ἀσφάλειαν, μηνὶ Σεπτεβρίω ἰνδικτιῶνος ιβʹ. Ἥχεν δὲ καὶ δι’ ἡπογραφῆς· † Ὁ δούλως τοῦ κραταιοῦ καὶ ἀγίου ἡμῶν αὐθέντου καὶ βασιλέως σεβαστὸς Μιχαὴλ Ἐλαιοδωριτης Σπανόπουλος. †† ὁ στρατοπεδάρχης τῶν αλλαγίων. † Ὁ πρωτοπαπᾶς τῆς ἀγιωτάτης μητροπόλεως Μελενίκου Μιχαὴλ ὁ Πολυστιλήτης.† † Ὁ κατηχητῆς τῆς ἀγιωτάτης μητροπόλεως Μελενίκου Φωτινὸς ιερεὺς ὑπέγραψα.† † Ὁ ἄρχον τῶν φωτων Ιωἄννης ιἐρεύς. † Ὁ δικαίω τοῦ πανιἐροτάτου μητροπολιτου Μελενίκου ὁ ἐν μοναχοῖς ελάχιστος Ἰωνᾶς.
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Name Class Begin End Relation Type Description
Ioannes (4) Person Mentioned in the deed of donation of Michael Elaiodorites Spanopulos for the Monastery of the Holy Mother of God Spelaiotissa near Melnik from the late 13th century or the beginning of the 14th century. He was a priest and held the office of the ἄρχον τῶν φωτων. He authenticated the deed of donation of Michael Elaiodorites Spanopulos for the Monastery of the Holy Mother of God Spelaiotissa near Melnik.
Ionas Person Mentioned in the deed of donation of Michael Elaiodorites Spanopulos for the Monastery of the Holy Mother of God Spelaiotissa near Melnik from the late 13th century or the beginning of the 14th century. He was a monk and dikaios of the metropolitan of Melnik. He authenticated the deed of donation of Michael Elaiodorites Spanopulos for the Monastery of the Holy Mother of God Spelaiotissa near Melnik.
Photinos Person Identical with Ioannes Photeinos? Mentioned in the deed of donation of Michael Elaiodorites Spanopulos for the Monastery of the Holy Mother of God Spelaiotissa near Melnik from the late 13th century or the beginning of the 14th century. He was a priest and κατηχητῆς of the Holy Metropolitan of Melnik. He authenticated the deed of donation of Michael Elaiodorites Spanopulos for the Monastery of the Holy Mother of God Spelaiotissa near Melnik.
Polystiletes Michael Person Mentioned in the deed of donation of Michael Elaiodorites Spanopulos for the Monastery of the Holy Mother of God Spelaiotissa near Melnik from the late 13th century or the beginning of the 14th century. He was the πρωτοπαπᾶς of the holy metropolitan of Melnik. He authenticated the deed of donation of Michael Elaiodorites Spanopulos for the Monastery of the Holy Mother of God Spelaiotissa near Melnik.
Spanopulos, Michael Elaiodorites Person Mentioned in the deed of donation of Michael Elaiodorites Spanopulos for the Monastery of the Holy Mother of God Spelaiotissa near Melnik from the late 13th century or the beginning of the 14th century. He was a σεβαστός. He held the office of στρατοπεδάρχης τῶν αλλαγίων. Michael Elaiodorites Spanopulos endowed the Monastery of the Holy Mother of God Spelaiotissa near Melnik already after the death of his father and his brothers for the sake of their salvation. According to his will, a charter for the Holy Mother of God Spelaiotissa near Melnik was issued, when his son Theodoros Komnenos Kantakuzenos deceased. Michael Elaiodorites Spanopulos donated two mills in the lower town of Melnik to the Holy Mother of God Spelaiotissa near Melnik in return for the commemoration of Theodoros Komnenos Kantakuzenos and other relatives by the monks (Ἐπεὶ προ χρόνων τελευτήσαντος τοῦ αυθέντου μου καὶ πατρός μου τοῦ μακαρίτου ἐκοίνου τὸ λείψανον κατετέθη ἐν τη σεβασμία βασιλικῆ μονῆ τῆς κυρίας ἠμῶν τῆς ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου τῆ ἐπικεκλημένη Σπήλαιον, ὁμοίως καὶ τὰ τῶν ἀδελφῶν μου λείψανα, καὶ ἐδόθη ψυχικῆς ἐνεκεν σωτηρίας αὐτῶν πράγματά τινα, ἀρτίως δὲ τελευτήσαντος καὶ τοῦ γλυκυτάτου καὶ περὶποθείτου μου υἱοῦ ἐκείνου Κομνηνοῦ κυροῦ Θεοδόρου Φιλή τοῦ Καντακουζηνοῦ τοῦ μεγάλου δρουγγαρίου κατετέθη τὸ λίψανον αὐτοῦ καὶ τῶν αὐτοῦ παίδων ἐν τῆ τοῖαὔτη σεβασμία μονῆ καὶ ἐδόθη ὑπερ ψυχικῆς σωτηρίας τὸ ἐν τῶ ἐμπορίω Μελενίκου μυλωνοτόπιον αὐτῶν, ἐπιδίδωμι καὶ αὐτὸς τὸ σύνεγκυς τοῦτου μυλονοτόπιον ἐν τη τοιαύτη μονῆ μονῆ ψυχικῆς ἔνεκα σωτηρίας τῶν ἀπελθῶντων γονέων μου καὶ ἀδελφῶν καὶ τέκνων καὶ ἡμῶν αὐτῶν).